The Jack Pot Test in Omahas Poker Game
An old man Uncle Uriah, famed for thrift, plays poker in Omaha where his fear of sister Abigail shapes a tense moment. A flush wins the pot as Abigail delays judgment, revealing a quiet, witty moral dynamic amid Sunday gambling and family pressure.
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Uriah
Omaha
Littlg Nell
New Hampshire
Abigail
Ann
Uncle Uriah
Moortal
Gary
Uncle Urish
Beth Goo
Gude Uriah
Goa
Cee
Unela Uriah
Seth Coe
New York Sun
Three Queer Cities Bridges Linking Island Worlds
Ghent Belgium sits on 26 islands linked by 580 bridges. It has 300 streets and 80 public squares and is tied to Charles V John of Gaunt and the 1814 treaty ending the War of 1812. Amsterdam rests on piles with canals and about 300 bridges across 90 islands. Venice is on 89 islets with nearly 400 bridges and gondola streets. The Lom bard League victory in 1177 earned the Doge a ring and the Venice ceremony of Venice Marrying the Adriatic.
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Ghent
Belgium
Charles V
John of Gaunt
Lancaster
England
United States
Amsterdam
Holland
Venice
Alexander III
Otto
Frederic Barbarossa
Siani
The DUNKERS LOVE FEAST Described in Ladies Home Journal
Clifford Howard recounts the Dunkers of Ephrata Lancaster County Pa celebrating their love feast after the Lord's Supper. The rite begins with feet washing by the Master, then a simple supper of lamb, bread and other foods served at long tables. Afterward, fellows exchange the kiss of peace and mutual handshakes before the communion is administered.
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Clifford Howard
Ephrata
Lancaster Counts
Ladies’ Home Journal
Todt
Owls in Chicago Ran Rats From Warehouses to Homes
The Chicago market began using owls shipped from nearby farmers to control rats and mice. A farmer boy first sent one alive as an experiment, and its success led to widespread adoption by commission men, butchers, market keepers, and even apartment house operators who keep owls to deter vermin nocturnally. The practice is said to repay its cost through vermin control.
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Chicago
Commission
Ainice
Mn Io
Pronrre
Lara
Tounes-Herald
Vicking Fockets and the Pancho Dwellers of Buenos Ayres
A fragment describes the panchos or dwellers in the plains of Buenos Ayres as highly skilled with both land and feet. A French river fisherman was warned by natives to guard his valuables as a thief slipped hands into his pockets, removing hooks and valuables with deft footwork.
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Toca
Panchos
Buenos Aytes
Baetlas
Aytes
Boston
Fiis Way of Fingheg 2 Tourisi It Wears Me Out
Fragmentary travel note describes exhausting journey and constant fatigue. Mentions travel, fatigue, and effort across places with unclear names. No clear person or organization identified.
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Tourisi
Poetic Fragment From Moira O Neill in Blackswood Magazine
A garbled excerpt resembles a poem to a loved one with longings and final thoughts. The text cites Moira O Neill in Blacksvoot Magazine and hints at themes of love, death, and time.
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Moira O'Neill
Blacksvoot's
German and English telephones for Milwaukee brewer
A Milwaukee anecdote tells how J G Nolen demonstrated an intercommunicative telephone system to Val Blatz. German receivers were used to communicate with Dutch workers in the malt house and warehouses, pleasing Blatz who paid extra for German units. The tale ends with Blatz recalling the adaptable installer years later. In a separate note, Lem Smith, 67, of Georgetown, appeared for a pension examination, his skin largely turning white since 1567, with only small dark patches remaining.
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Milwaukee
J. G. Nolen
Huner
Val’? Blatz
Myyself
Leipsic
Heidelberg
Val
America
Mr. Blatz
Br. Bintz
Tehali
Glatz
Mr. Nolen
Onde
Geuthanan
Pension Examinéra
Lem Smith
Georgetown
Smith
Lexington
Cincinnati Inquirer
Eye care and home remedies from old science notes
A mix of early 20th century health tips and curiosities, advising not to rub an eye, to use the upper eyelid with a pen, and to rinse lime with vinegar or apply sweet oil while awaiting a doctor. Includes odd quotes on curls and safe manufacturers, plus a note on vegetables and distant dates for asparagus and jetbeans.
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New York Ledger
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Iowa
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Town Site Company
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Sheldon & Claerbout
Sonrer Dealens LN
J.J. Case Threshers
Jones- Lver
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Tiger
Wood
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Misses Kneéwel
Travelers Bulletin
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Aoing
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